(DAVE) MORICE, (THE) DICTIONARY OF WORDPLAY — Wordplay unites us... . Americans born generations apart... will still collectively recognize the likes of "Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear...," "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?...," and "A sailor went to C-C-C to see what he could C-C-C... ."
Wordplay unites us as an American culture. It is a great part of the folk-lore of a nation that was founded long after the invention of the printing press. Americans born generations apart and thousands of miles apart will still collectively recognize the likes of "Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear...," "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?...," and "A sailor went to C-C-C to see what he could C-C-C... ."
| A. | Frequency that sounds really painful? | MEGAHERTZ |
| B. | The main thing? | OCEAN |
| C. | Tracker, either coming or going | RADAR |
| D. | They can help drinkers get a grip (2 wds.) | ICETONGS |
| E. | Relish that's redundant? | CHOWCHOW |
| F. | Batted thing | EYELASH |
| G. | Go from big to little | DOWNSIZE |
| H. | Modern storage facility | ICLOUD |
| I. | Reliable source of moola? (2 wds.) | CASHCOW |
| J. | The old one-two? | TWELVE |
| K. | Suggesting something fishy | ICHTHYIC |
| L. | Light weight in no uncertain terms | OUNCE |
| M. | "All ____ wears one universal grin": Henry Fielding | NATURE |
| N. | Spots coming in a storm (2 wds.) | ADBLITZ |
| O. | Whisper, as a man's name aloud? | RUSTLE |
| P. | Hue ... or cry? | YELLOW |
| Q. | Army threat? | OCTOPUS |
| R. | Occurring in the knight time? | FEUDAL |
| S. | Big Apple figure | WOZNIAK |
| T. | Expert who deals with many pupils | OCULIST |
| U. | Sound of moving lumber around? | RUMBLE |
| V. | Small septet of whistlers | DWARFS |
| W. | Man of constant fame | PLANCK |
| X. | City of India evoking present fortune? | LUCKNOW |
| Y. | This thing | ACROSTIC |
| Z. | Hybrid of "Yes!" and "Wow!" | YOWZA |